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Show Us Your Great Photos - Pt2

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Following on from the huge success of the "Show us your bird and wildlife photos" thread (some 31 pages and a staggering +1500 posts), I thought it time to start a "part 2".

 

As we don't always have the opportunities to take bird or wildlife photos, but nonetheless might be taking great photos of other things, I  thought a broader approach might encourage even more people to share their top photos. 

 

They can be anything to do with nature, landscapes, outdoors, indoors, superb holiday snaps - basically, whatever. If you think it's a good photo and you want to share it, this is the place.

 

Here's three from me...

 

Goose - seen showing off in the woods of Amsterdam.

 

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Sunset - as seen from our balcony last summer.

 

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Filey, N Yorks - what a beautiful place. We were here for my younger brother's wedding.

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    I will play   I was out snapping the wildlife when I spotted the plane approaching, I knew the moon was up so just waited, and got this, a shame it was not a touch higher and crossing the

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    We cut down a few willow trees up in the marsh, which opened up the small brook that feeds the reservoir, which meant I got to see a few of these bombing up and down, even managed to get a couple stat

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    Just been downloading my photos taken on my most recent visit to NYC and i thought the one below was a bit "arty' and might be worth posting on here..... Taken about three weeks ago as i walked the Hi

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I will play

 

I was out snapping the wildlife when I spotted the plane approaching, I knew the moon was up so just waited, and got this, a shame it was not a touch higher and crossing the moon

 

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Here is another one of a daytime moon, but switched to black and white in photoshop

 

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I will play

 

I was out snapping the wildlife when I spotted the plane approaching, I knew the moon was up so just waited, and got this, a shame it was not a touch higher and crossing the moon

 

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Here is another one of a daytime moon, but switched to black and white in photoshop

 

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Wow, must get a camera.

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I will play

 

I was out snapping the wildlife when I spotted the plane approaching, I knew the moon was up so just waited, and got this, a shame it was not a touch higher and crossing the moon

 

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Here is another one of a daytime moon, but switched to black and white in photoshop

 

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Thanks for playing, Martyn. Two cracking photos there! It's a good game, isn't it?

Following Martyn's theme ...  :)

 

Another daylight Moon ...

 

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Better timed airliner ... more luck than judgement ...  :lol:

 

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A week's worth of the biggest sunspot group for 20 odd years ...

 

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And a close-up of said group ...

 

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Click on thumbnails for a full size image ...

 

 

 

 

Russell . Big thanks from a rather wet Manchester for the show us your bird and wildlife thread. Looking forward to sharing many more photographs with everyone on this new thread

Steve

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Russell . Big thanks from a rather wet Manchester for the show us your bird and wildlife thread. Looking forward to sharing many more photographs with everyone on this new thread

Steve

Well, we're certainly off to a good start!

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Following Martyn's theme ...  :)

 

Another daylight Moon ...

 

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Better timed airliner ... more luck than judgement ...  :lol:

 

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A week's worth of the biggest sunspot group for 20 odd years ...

 

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And a close-up of said group ...

 

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Click on thumbnails for a full size image ...

Wow - wish I had a screen big enough to see these at full resolution! I think an explanation's in order, Steve, if you don't mind.

 

My mum always told me not to stare straight into the sun and there you are pointing a camera at it that's attached to a telescope! What's your interest here - the sun specifically or (and I presume) astronomy generally, and is this hobby or work?

 

Yours, Mr Nosey :D

I'm off to see if I can get my Baader Solar filter on my 500mm lens  :D 

Don't screw it to tight now Martyn. Bet that 500mm lens is as big as you mate.

Steve

Wow - wish I had a screen big enough to see these at full resolution! I think an explanation's in order, Steve, if you don't mind.

 

My mum always told me not to stare straight into the sun and there you are pointing a camera at it that's attached to a telescope! What's your interest here - the sun specifically or (and I presume) astronomy generally, and is this hobby or work?

 

Yours, Mr Nosey :D

 

Hi Russell,

 

Astronomy/Astrophotography in general , but sitting out in the sun is a whole lot more comfortable than being out in the cold at 3am ... :D

 

All-niters for me these days tend to mean a 6 hour session under the stars ...  :shhh:

 

All shot with a Canon 1000D through a Tal 100RS telescope and 1.4x Barlow lens giving a focal length of 1400mm , with Baader ND3.8 Solar Imaging film and an OIII filter.

 

Started shooting the Sun in earnest a couple of years ago as a counter to the cloudy nights at the time , it soon became a bit of an obsession and I strove to get a shot every day if possible , 2014 saw me bag 309 days from 365 , not a target I'm likely to top so a more relaxed approach this year ...  :wink:

 

My Solar Imaging gallery is found here if anyone's interested ... http://www.astrobin.com/users/steveward53/

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Hi Russell,

 

Astronomy/Astrophotography in general , but sitting out in the sun is a whole lot more comfortable than being out in the cold at 3am ... :D

 

All-niters for me these days tend to mean a 6 hour session under the stars ...  :shhh:

 

All shot with a Canon 1000D through a Tal 100RS telescope and 1.4x Barlow lens giving a focal length of 1400mm , with Baader ND3.8 Solar Imaging film and an OIII filter.

 

Started shooting the Sun in earnest a couple of years ago as a counter to the cloudy nights at the time , it soon became a bit of an obsession and I strove to get a shot every day if possible , 2014 saw me bag 309 days from 365 , not a target I'm likely to top so a more relaxed approach this year ...  :wink:

 

My Solar Imaging gallery is found here if anyone's interested ... http://www.astrobin.com/users/steveward53/

Very impressive - and it's always eybrow-liftingly interesting to find out what people have in the way of hobbies!

 

I did have a look through your gallery earlier, but to be honest, beyond knowing that I'm looking at the sun (and the occasional jet flying across it), I'm not sure what else I'm looking at. You mentioned sun spots. Do the pics tell a story of sorts about them?

Probably easier to see in this animation I knocked up last year , a complete years worth of data to show the progression of sunspots as they travel across the rotating sun ....  :)

 

Posting the 'noisy' version as it's got a rather decent backing track ...  :yes:

 

Bruges in March 2013

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Naxos a few years ago

Wooden church near Pecs in Hungary

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I still think it should have been "show us your bird" 

 

A bit like readers wives.  :wicked:  :lol:

 

 

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My son let loose on my new tournament pole

 

Steve

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Trying to be a bit 'Arty' when I took my old VX up to the lakes.......

 

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Just love the warmth  from this picture of the cottage I stay at on my yearly visit to Pembrokshire

 

Steve

Trying to be a bit 'Arty' when I took my old VX up to the lakes.......

 

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Gaz. your more farty than arty mate :P

 

Ste

A few years ago that would have made me moist. Funny how time changes us.

 

I know, that's why I posted it

 

Steve

Gaz. your more farty than arty mate :P

 

Ste

 

One for you Steve.....

 

'A bird with some birds'.

 

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A few from Little Gransden in August , first time two Lancasters have been in the air together for over 50 years ...  :)

 

 

 

A Vulcan and a couple of Lanc's........ Sound Pornography. :)

Ours in the snow a few years ago......

 

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Ours in the snow a few years ago......

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Gaz. Didn't think it snowed in Runcorn, with the I.C.I to keep you warm.. Nice picture mate. One question where's the bird's

Steve

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A Vulcan and a couple of Lanc's........ Sound Pornography. :)

Sounds more like Star Trek Porn

Gas. Didn't think it snowed in Runcorn, with the I.C.I to keep you warm.. Nice picture mate. One question where's the bird's

Steve

 

There used to be lots of small Finches that winter roosted on the Mercury plant Steve ........... but in the summer they turned into Emu's... :lol:

Not posted on these topics before but I was up Snowdon in December in the snow. Great day :yes:

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Probably easier to see in this animation I knocked up last year , a complete years worth of data to show the progression of sunspots as they travel across the rotating sun ....  :)

 

Posting the 'noisy' version as it's got a rather decent backing track ...  :yes:

 

Really brilliant (in both senses of the word) - thanks for sharing!

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Chris. Don't know how it got to 388 .

Steve

 

Maybe it's a secret version that still has to be unveiled  :wicked:  In November 1998 I was at Heathrow picking up my hire car when loading bag into boot the whole car park started shaking, I looked up and it was Concorde taking off, wish I'd taken a picture of that  :huh: 

Quite into detailing and love the finished reflection type shots.....

 

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I took this in Corsica last summer.

A sailing instructor teaching kids.

thought it was great, even if I do say so myself.

 

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Taken at my local park. Boggart hole clough, Blackley, Manchester

A Beech tree snapped and tossed aside like a matchstick

Nature never ceases to amaze me with its awesome power

 

Steve

1) Ouzoud, Morocco

 

2) Wengen, Switzerland.

 

3) Holme Next The Sea, Norfolk

 

4) Peddars Way, Norfolk

 

All taken on my iPhone but after seeing previous pictures I've decided to get a proper digital camera.

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This is the outside of the wooden church near Pecs in Hungary, didn't see the guy on the roof when I took the photo, not a job I'd want

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A few from Little Gransden in August , first time two Lancasters have been in the air together for over 50 years ...  :)

 

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Great shots! Amazing what you can do with a telescope and a camera! :lol::wink:

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